Isle of Man – Pictorial definitives – 11p and 13p – 1975
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| Country | Isle of Man |
| Country code | IM |
| Issue title | Pictorial definitives — new values |
| Date of issue | 29 October 1975 |
| Withdrawal or invalidation date | 31 December 1978 (general withdrawal from sale)
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| Stamp type | Definitive |
| Stamp subtype | Country pictorial |
| Theme or subject | Manx landscapes, landmarks, wildlife and heritage |
| Text credit | |
| Designer or artist | J. Nicholson |
| Printer | Courvoisier |
| Printing process | Photogravure |
| Colours | Multicoloured |
| Paper and gum | Granite paper; thick shiny gum |
| Perforation | 11½ |
| Stamp dimensions | |
| Issue format | Sheets of 50 (5 × 10) |
| Number of stamps | 2 |
| Cover type | Official first day cover |
| Cover producer | Isle of Man Post Office Authority |
| Cover reference | |
| Limited edition | |
| Edition limit | |
| Copy number | |
| Cachet or cover design | Crowned Postal Authority emblem and crossed posthorns |
| Addressed | |
| Postmark type | First-day-of-issue postmark |
| Postmark location | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Postmark date | 29 October 1975 |
| Postmark inscription | First Day of Issue; Douglas; Isle of Man |
| Postmark notes | Black circular cancellation in the reference illustration |
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| Information sheet included | |
| Information materials | |
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| Information sheet reverse image | No reverse image uploaded |
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| Certificate of authenticity included | |
| Certificate of authenticity image | No image uploaded |
| Certificate of authenticity reverse image | No reverse image uploaded |
| FDC owned | No |
| Condition | |
| Collection Comment | Wanted. The cover type and cancellation are recorded from a reference illustration. Address status, condition and accompanying materials will be recorded when a copy is acquired. |
This page records the 11p and 13p first day cover for the Isle of Man pictorial definitives. The stamps were issued on 29 October 1975 and are catalogued as SG 29, 30.[1]
These two new denominations extended the pictorial definitive series introduced in 1973. Both are inscribed “1975”.[1]
The stamps were printed by photogravure on unwatermarked granite paper, perforated 11½, in sheets of 50 (5 × 10). Printing (i) has thick shiny gum.[1]
The illustrated reference establishes the cover design, stamp grouping and Douglas cancellation recorded above.[2]
General withdrawal of the stamps was on 31 December 1978. Withdrawal concerns stamp sales; the cited entry does not supply a postal-invalidation date or a date when this cover ceased to be sold.[1]
Stamps on this cover
| Image | Identifier | Face value | Subject | Format | Other catalogues | Notes
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| No image | IM-SG-29 | 11p | Monk's Bridge, Ballasalla | Stamp | Printing (i); inscribed 1975
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| No image | IM-SG-30 | 13p | Derbyhaven | Stamp | Printing (i); inscribed 1975
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Related covers
- 5 July 1973 — ½p to 2p
- 5 July 1973 — 2½p to 4p
- 5 July 1973 — 5p, 6p, 7½p and 9p
- 5 July 1973 — 10p, 20p, 50p and £1
- 8 January 1975 — 4½p and 8p
- 28 May 1975 — 5½p and 7p
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Stanley Gibbons.Channel Islands and Isle of Man 2022 Edition Stamp Catalogue(31st combined edition).Stanley Gibbons.2022.Section: Isle of Man — Independent postal administration.pp. 197–198.Catalogue system: Stanley Gibbons.Catalogue number(s): 29, 30.ISBN: 978-1-911304-89-0.Place of publication: Ringwood.
- ↑ Craig Taylor.“Sets To Collect Isle of Man First Definitive Set”. Five Minutes Spare — Stamp Collecting. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2026.